Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds key regulator in pulmonary fibrosis

A Yale-led research team has identified an important enzyme that could lead to new therapies for a chronic fatal lung disease that affects hundreds of thousands in the United States each year.

Medical research

Novel technique reveals dynamics of telomere DNA structure

Biomedical researchers studying aging and cancer are intensely interested in telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes. In a new study, scientists at UC Santa Cruz used a novel technique to reveal structural ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

A molecular scissor related to Alzheimer's disease

An international research team led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and researchers from Kiel University revealed the atomic‐level structure of the human peptidase enzyme meprin β (beta). The study was published ...

Medical research

New method for diagnosing malaria

Danish researchers have developed a new and sensitive method that makes it possible to diagnose malaria from a single drop of blood or saliva. The method might eventually be used in low-resource areas without the need for ...

HIV & AIDS

A new way to battle HIV: 3 questions with Mark Williams

More than 35 million people around the world now live with HIV/AIDS. While drug discovery efforts to combat the disease have been successful, multiple treatments are required because the virus mutates and develops resistance ...

Genetics

Mutations in COQ2 linked to multiple-system atrophy

(HealthDay)—Functionally impaired variants in the COQ2 gene, which encodes the enzyme parahydroxybenzoate-polyprenyl transferase, have been identified in multiplex families with multiple-system atrophy and in patients with ...

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